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The 2021 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship was a multi-event, one make motor racing championship held across England and Scotland. The championship featured a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in Ginetta G40s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the British Touring Car Championship centrepiece. It was the fifthteenth Ginetta Junior Championship, commencing on 8 May 2021 at Thruxton and concluding on 24 October 2021 at Brands Hatch, utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the 2021 British Touring Car Championship.^[1] After a one year absence, Ginetta confirmed the Winter Series will return at the end of the year. ^[2]A scholarship allowed a driver who had raced in go karts to start racing cars.^[3] The first round of the championship saw the record broken for most entries in a Ginetta Junior event.^[4] R Racing and Elite Motorsport are the most competitive teams, with Fox Motorsport also winning at Snetterton.^[5]

Teams and Drivers

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
Elite Motorsport	10	Josh Rowledge	1–3
	18	Seb Hopkins	1–3
	30	Will Jenkins	1–3
	78	Jack Sherwood	1–3
	93	Max Hall	1–3
	95	Joe Warhurst	1–3
R Racing	11	Ian Aguilera	1–3
	14	Josh Miller	1–3
	35	Callum Voisin	1–3
	52	Tom Edgar	1–3
	62	Freddie Tomlinson	1–3
	70	Aston Millar	1–3
Preptech UK	12	James Higgins	1–3
Preptech UK	71	Fergus Chalmers	1–3
Richardson Racing	17	Oliver Flashman	1–3
	41	Edward Pearson	1–3
	46	Robert de Haan	1–3
Assetto Motorsport	23	Harri Reynolds	1–3
	24	Jamie Osborne	1–3
	33	Maxwell Dodds	1–3
	88	Joe Wheeler	1–3
Breakell Racing	47	Aquil Alibhari	1–3
Fox Motorsport	48	Liam McNeilly	1–3
Fox Motorsport	49	Maurice Henry	1–3
Raceway Motorsport	81	Zak Meakin	1–3
Race Car Consultants	94	Jacob Hodgkiss	1–3
Privateer	50	Adam Brown	1–3

Race Calendar

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Rookie Winner
1	R1	Thruxton Circuit	8 May	Aston Millar	Will Jenkins	Tom Edgar	R Racing	Callum Voisin
1	R2	Thruxton Circuit	9 May		Liam McNeilly	Callum Voisin	R Racing	Callum Voisin
2	R3	Snetterton Circuit	12 June	Tom Edgar	Callum Voisin	Callum Voisin	R Racing	Callum Voisin
	R4		12 June		Liam McNeilly	Liam McNeilly	Fox Motorsport	Josh Rowledge
	R5		13 June		Seb Hopkins	Tom Edgar	R Racing	Josh Rowledge
3	R6	Brands Hatch Indy	26 June	Callum Voisin	Callum Voisin	Callum Voisin	R Racing	Callum Voisin
	R7		26 June		Seb Hopkins	Callum Voisin	R Racing	Callum Voisin
	R8		27 June		Callum Voisin	Callum Voisin	R Racing	Callum Voisin
4	R9	Oulton Park	31 July	Josh Rowledge	Aston Millar	Liam McNeilly	Fox Motorsport	Josh Rowledge
4	R10	Oulton Park	1 August	Race postponed to Knockhill due to barrier damage
5	R11	Knockhill Racing Circuit	14 August
	R12		15 August
	R13		15 August
6	R14	Thruxton Circuit	28 August
	R15		29 August
	R16		29 August
7	R17	Silverstone Circuit	25 September
	R18		26 September
	R19		26 September
8	R20	Donington Park	9 October
	R21		10 October
	R22		10 October
9	R23	Brands Hatch GP	23 October
	R24		24 October
	R25		24 October

Calendar Changes

The Ginetta Junior Championship will not support every round of the British Touring Car Championship in 2021. The series will miss the seventh round of the BTCC season at Croft.^[6]

Championship standings

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	R1 PP	FL
35	30	26	22	20	18	16	14	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1

Drivers' championship

A driver's best 19 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos	Driver	THR		SNE			BHI			Points
1	Seb Hopkins	2	3	Ret	4	7	3	2	2	182
2	Tom Edgar	1	5	4	2	1	4	8	10	181
3	Liam McNeilly	10	10	3	1	2	2	6	7	179
4	Will Jenkins	7	6	2	3	3	6	4	4	179
5	Aston Millar	4	2	5	6	5	5	5	6	169
6	Josh Miller	3	9	9	5	4	18	3	3	147
7	Callum Voisin	5	1	1	DSQ	10	1	1	1	140
8	Robert de Haan	9	4	10	8	Ret	8	7	5	109
9	Josh Rowledge	11	7	6	7	6	7	9	Ret	106
10	Maxwell Dodds	15	11	8	10	9	10	10	8	89
11	Freddie Tomlinson	8	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	82
12	Joe Wheeler	6	8	7	9	Ret	13	Ret	19	70
13	Jamie Osborne	17	16	12	13	8	12	11	9	65
14	Harri Reynolds	16	14	14	12	12	15	14	12	53
15	Zac Meakin	13	15	21	15	17	14	18	16	39
16	Max Hall	12	13	17	14	15	21	17	22	38
17	James Higgins	24	18	13	17	Ret	16	16	14	32
18	Ian Aguilera	14	19	19	23	Ret	9	Ret	DNS	23
19	Jacob Hodgkiss	21	21	16	18	20	23	15	15	21
20	Joe Warhurst	Ret	23	15	25	13	17	20	21	19
21	Edward Pearson	20	17	18	22	14	Ret	Ret	17	19
22	Maurice Henry	23	Ret	20	20	19	20	13	13	12
23	Jack Sherwood	22	22	22	21	16	19	19	24	9
24	Fergus Chalmers	19	20	26	16	Ret	25	23	23	8
25	Aqil Alibhai	18	25	23	19	21	26	21	Ret	5
26	Adam Brown	26	26	25	24	18	22	22	20	4
27	Oliver Flashman	25	24	24	26	Ret	24	24	18	3

External links

References

^ "2021 Ginetta Junior season". Forix Update. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ Waring, Bethonie (2021-08-12). "Winter Series returns for 2021". Ginetta Junior Update. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
^ Petit, Vince (4 March 2021). "Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner Robert de Haan to line up with Richardson Racing". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Lickorish, Stephen (7 May 2021). "What to expect from TOCA's support categories at Thruxton". Autosport. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Lickorish, Stephen; Pye, Marcus; Simmons, Marcus; Paulson, Mark; Nulty, Leo (16 June 2021). "First blood to Cammish in Porsche battle as Mondello holds opening 2021 meeting". Autosport. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Ginetta Unveil Revised 2021 Calendars". Ginetta. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

[:0-1] "2021 Ginetta Junior season". Forix Update. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[2] Waring, Bethonie (2021-08-12). "Winter Series returns for 2021". Ginetta Junior Update. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[3] Petit, Vince (4 March 2021). "Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner Robert de Haan to line up with Richardson Racing". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[4] Lickorish, Stephen (7 May 2021). "What to expect from TOCA's support categories at Thruxton". Autosport. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[5] Lickorish, Stephen; Pye, Marcus; Simmons, Marcus; Paulson, Mark; Nulty, Leo (16 June 2021). "First blood to Cammish in Porsche battle as Mondello holds opening 2021 meeting". Autosport. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[Ginetta2021-6] "Ginetta Unveil Revised 2021 Calendars". Ginetta. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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-The '''2021 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship''' was a multi-event, [[One-Design|one make]] [[Motorsport|motor racing]] championship held across [[England]] and [[Scotland]]. The championship featured a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in [[Ginetta G40]]s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the [[British Touring Car Championship]] centrepiece. It was the fifthteenth [[Ginetta Junior Championship]], commencing on 8 May 2021 at [[Thruxton Circuit|Thruxton]] and concluding on 24 October 2021 at [[Brands Hatch]], utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the [[2021 British Touring Car Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://forix.autosport.com/cp.php?l=0&d=758&r=7582021&c=0|title=2021 Ginetta Junior season|date=2021-01-01|website=Forix Update|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> A scholarship allowed a driver who had raced in [[go karts]] to start racing cars.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/03/ginetta-junior-scholarship-winner-robert-de-haan-to-line-up-with-richardson-racing/ |title= Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner Robert de Haan to line up with Richardson Racing |last= Petit |first= Vince |work= The Checkered Flag |date= 4 March 2021 |access-date= 24 July 2021}}</ref> The first round of the championship saw the record broken for most entries in a Ginetta Junior event.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.autosport.com/national/news/what-to-expect-from-tocas-support-categories-at-thruxton-/6503725/ |title= What to expect from TOCA's support categories at Thruxton |last= Lickorish |first= Stephen |work= [[Autosport]] |date= 7 May 2021 |access-date= 26 June 2021}}</ref> R Racing and Elite Motorsport are the most competitive teams, with Fox Motorsport also winning at Snetterton.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.autosport.com/national/news/first-blood-to-cammish-in-porsche-battle-as-mondello-holds-opening-2021-meeting/6571907/ |title= First blood to Cammish in Porsche battle as Mondello holds opening 2021 meeting |work= [[Autosport]] |date= 16 June 2021 |access-date= 26 June 2021 |last1= Lickorish |first1= Stephen |last2= Pye |first2= Marcus |last3= Simmons |first3= Marcus |last4= Paulson |first4= Mark |last5= Nulty |first5= Leo}}</ref>
+The '''2021 Michelin Ginetta Junior Championship''' was a multi-event, [[One-Design|one make]] [[Motorsport|motor racing]] championship held across [[England]] and [[Scotland]]. The championship featured a mix of professional teams and privately funded drivers, aged between 14 and 17, competing in [[Ginetta G40]]s that conformed to the technical regulations for the championship. It formed part of the extensive program of support categories built up around the [[British Touring Car Championship]] centrepiece. It was the fifthteenth [[Ginetta Junior Championship]], commencing on 8 May 2021 at [[Thruxton Circuit|Thruxton]] and concluding on 24 October 2021 at [[Brands Hatch]], utilising the Grand Prix circuit, after ten meetings, all in support of the [[2021 British Touring Car Championship]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://forix.autosport.com/cp.php?l=0&d=758&r=7582021&c=0|title=2021 Ginetta Junior season|date=2021-01-01|website=Forix Update|language=en-US|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> After a one year absence, Ginetta confirmed the Winter Series will return at the end of the year. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Waring|first=Bethonie|date=2021-08-12|title=Winter Series returns for 2021|url=https://ginettajuniorupdate.com/2021/08/12/winter-series-returns-for-2021/|access-date=2021-08-12|website=Ginetta Junior Update|language=en-US}}</ref>A scholarship allowed a driver who had raced in [[go karts]] to start racing cars.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2021/03/ginetta-junior-scholarship-winner-robert-de-haan-to-line-up-with-richardson-racing/ |title= Ginetta Junior Scholarship winner Robert de Haan to line up with Richardson Racing |last= Petit |first= Vince |work= The Checkered Flag |date= 4 March 2021 |access-date= 24 July 2021}}</ref> The first round of the championship saw the record broken for most entries in a Ginetta Junior event.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.autosport.com/national/news/what-to-expect-from-tocas-support-categories-at-thruxton-/6503725/ |title= What to expect from TOCA's support categories at Thruxton |last= Lickorish |first= Stephen |work= [[Autosport]] |date= 7 May 2021 |access-date= 26 June 2021}}</ref> R Racing and Elite Motorsport are the most competitive teams, with Fox Motorsport also winning at Snetterton.<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.autosport.com/national/news/first-blood-to-cammish-in-porsche-battle-as-mondello-holds-opening-2021-meeting/6571907/ |title= First blood to Cammish in Porsche battle as Mondello holds opening 2021 meeting |work= [[Autosport]] |date= 16 June 2021 |access-date= 26 June 2021 |last1= Lickorish |first1= Stephen |last2= Pye |first2= Marcus |last3= Simmons |first3= Marcus |last4= Paulson |first4= Mark |last5= Nulty |first5= Leo}}</ref>
 ==Teams and Drivers==

v t e Ginetta racing championships in the United Kingdom
Ginetta G50 Cup	2008 2009 2010
Ginetta GT4 Supercup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta Junior Championship	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta G40 Cup	2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Ginetta GT Academy	2021 2022 2023 2024
Ginetta GT Championship	2023 2024
See also: Ginetta GT5 Challenge